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Short, practical guides for setting up your school, supporting pupils and running START with confidence.
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A good place to begin if the portal is new to you.
Welcome to the START PortalA quick tour of the portal and the tasks teachers will use most often.Your first 15 minutes in the START PortalComplete the three essentials that prepare your school for its first session.Set up, sign in or recover accessAccept a teacher invitation, sign in or regain access to your account.Respond to an event for your schoolConfirm whether your school will attend an event and select the teachers and pupils coming.Create and manage a teamCreate a team, add its members and update the group when plans change.Add a pupil and give them accessRegister a pupil, place them in a team and share their secure access link.
Getting started
Get comfortable with the portal, set up your account and prepare for your first session.
Manage your class
Set up pupils and teams, understand the pupil experience and use information safely.
Teach and review
Prepare programme content, run activities and follow pupils' progress.